Homemade Falafel Recipe
Falafels are my favorite vegetarian finger food and they are also easy to make at home!
Ingredients
- 10,5 oz dried chickpeas (300 g), soaked overnight
- 1 small shallot peeled
- a small handful fresh parsley
- 2 large garlic cloves peeled
- a small handful fresh cilantro
- a small handful fresh mint
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ⅓ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp curcuma powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- frying oil
- pepper
- salt
Instructions
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1. Rinse the soaked chickpeas. Then add them to a blender.
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2. Pulse for a minute until you get a very fine crumble.
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3. Then add this to a large mixing bowl. Now add the shallot, garlic and parsley, mint and cilantro to the blender.
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4. Blend until you get a fine mixture. Add this to the chickpea crumble also.
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5. Stir. Then add the baking powder. Season with the ground cumin, garam masala, curcuma, cinnamon and a good dash of pepper and salt to taste. Also drizzle with the olive oil.
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6. Stir the wet chickpea crumble well and then make 12 to 14 even balls.
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7. Put the falafels on a clean plate and chill them in the fridge for 30 minutes. Pour an inch (2,5 cm) of frying oil in a non-stick pan and place it over medium-high heat. Then add the falafels (in batches if necessary).
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8. Fry them for 3 to 4 minutes until they are golden brown on all sides.
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9. Transfer the fried falafels onto some kitchen paper to drain. Serve hot.
